Matter of Adams

Summary

The Appellate Division, Third Department granted Joseph T. Adams's application to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons after he corrected omissions in his original submission. The court accepted his resignation, struck his name from the roll of attorneys, prohibited him from practicing law in New York, and ordered him to surrender any Attorney Secure Pass.

Holdings

1. Adams was eligible to resign for nondisciplinary reasons because his supplemental affidavit corrected the irregularities in his original submission and no other substantive objection remained.
2. Upon acceptance of Adams's resignation, his name was stricken from the roll of New York attorneys, he was prohibited from practicing law or holding himself out as an attorney in New York, and he was required to surrender his Attorney Secure Pass within 30 days.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Adams's supplemental affidavit corrected the deficiencies in his original application sufficiently to make him eligible to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons.
2. Whether the court should grant the application, accept the nondisciplinary resignation, strike Adams's name from the roll of attorneys, and prohibit him from practicing law in New York.

Disposition

other